Roller-bearing



M. F. Ross.

ROLLER BEARING. APPLICATION FILED OV. I7` 19I6.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

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ROLLER BEARING. APPLICATION FILED Nov.11. 191s.

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PATENT OFFICE MATT F; `1aossf,vfor WINDrALL, INDIANA.

ROLLER-BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.' 7, V1920.

Application filed November 17, 1916. Serial No. 131,863.

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to new and usefu improvements in roller bearings and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device adapted to be used in connection with drive axles of motor vehicles and the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide a roller bearing adapted to bevused in connection with motor vehicles having front wheel drives as well as rear driving wheels. Still another object of the invention is to provide a novel axle structure which is particularly strong and rigid and capable of withstanding hard usage over rough roads qr the like. i y y Still another object ofthe invention is to provide a bearing adapted to be used in connection with an axle of the above type which bearing is arranged so as to keep the wheel at all times in proper alinement.V

A further object of the invention is to provide a roller bearing and drive axle whichl axle is Voie the Yfull floating type and which is so arranged that all weight Vcarrying strain is relieved from thefdrive axle and carried directly on awheel spindle thus avoiding the use oil-roller bearings on; the drive axle.

' 1With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which: will beA Ylully set forth in the followingspeeifcation Vand accompanying drawings, in `which Figure l is a View partlypln section ofjva rear drive axle showing the'vsame equipped with roller bearings constructed inaccordance with this invention. l n p "n Fig. 2 .isa fragmentary topplant/viewA of a front drive axle constructedin accordance with this invention. Fig. 3 v,is a vertical Fig. 2.' Y Y y 'Fig lis 'a vertical sectional view on line @1 -+4 of Fig. 1 made on an enlargedfscale to sectional viewfthrough more clearly illustrate the details of constructiomand v l Fig. 5 is aV fragmentary sectional view taken on line 5-*5 of Fig. 3 clearly illustrating the annular races for the reception ofthe rollers. 1

Referring to the drawings by characters l of reference Y1 designates the axle Casing of the rear axle which is provided at oppositev ends with external screw threads 2.' Suitable sleeves 3 are fitted over theends of the axle and are provided with heads 4: portions of which are internally threaded toprovide connecting means for cooperation with the threads 2-by which the sleeves are-rigidly held in place. 'These heads 4 are provided with enlarged axial bores which are inter nally screw threaded as at 5 and the inner ends of the enlarged bores form shoulders 6 at the point where they communicate with the opening extending through the sleeves 3 and axle casing 1. ltach of thesleeves 3 `is formed nearits inner end with a block or enlargement 7, the upper face of which isl concaved to provide a spring seat 8....This block 7 projects beyond the outer 'side faces of the sleeves 18 andis providedwith open-v Vings 9 for the reception of the arms of the:

threadedv ends of the truss rod12 which'is f slppported centrally on theaxle fas shown in rlhreadedl into the internally threaded bore 5 Vofeach head 4: is a spindlel Vhaving Y. its outer Yend yreduced and provided with threads as at llonfwhichthe wheel retain` ing nut 15 is threaded, The spindle?) forms A a circular bearing surface, against lwhichthe cylinders or rollers 16 run'vandfthe innerter-VV minals of said cylindersbear against a suit-V able bearing or thrust ring 17 whichengages the outer face of its respective'head.

.Y Formed each head' 4L` near itsjvouterend end 'of ieach headvis' an anrnilar enlarged ring 20 extends rtoward the outer en'dfol each roo` r is anfannulargroove 18 and atthe inner Y head to a vpoint substantially in alinen'ient Y.

with the outerV wall of each Vgroove 18 and Ait will thllS be Seen that la passage is formed forV the reception of the flange on the hub which will be more fully hereinafter described.

The hub previously referred to is designated by the numeral 2l and one end thereof has extending therefrom the flange 22 which extends intothe annular passagehereinbefore referred to so that at the point where the flange ljoins the hub is formed a shoulder 23 against which the flange 24 formed atlthefinner end of the bea-ring bushing-25 engages. This bushing is equal in length to substantially the entire length of the hub and'thusforms a bearing against which the bearing rollersor cylinders 16 run. `The opposite end of the hub is provided with an outwar'dlyextending flange 26 which forms a-shoulder at the point where it joins the hub andrbearing-against said shoulder is a thrust ring27 provided with an annular ball race in whichy thel bearing balls 2,8 are seated. A similar annular thrust ring 29 is provided with -an annular ball race andlbears against the bearing balls opposite'the ring 27 andthe last named ring is held in place by a suitable washer 30 against which the retainingnut l5 engages. A suitable hub cap listhreaded on the outer end of theflange 26 as will be clearly seen upon refer'- ence tothe drawings. Themain' axle extends through the axle i casing l and is designated bythe numeral 32 and the lopposite ends of said axle are provided with threaded extensions 33 for the reception of suitable lock nuts 34 for engaging the hub 2l to hold the same against accidental displacement,

`Inthe structure shown in Fig. 3 the veside of thesleeve 36 and is provided at its lower end with an apertured ear-4l. The openings in theears 40and 4l are arranged in alinement and are adapted to receive the pivot bolts 42 as clearly shown in Fig. y3.

` The wheel spindle is designated generally bythe numeral 43 and comprises a tubularA spindle 44 formedat [its innerend with a head 4 5 whichforms a shoulder f46 at the point whereit ljins the spindle and 'this headj45'is provided with the inwardly and upwardlyy extending arm 47 and va "dow'nwardly :and inwardly extending arm 48 which 'armsrare respectively provided with Y .aperturedears 49,andy 50`thr-ough which the pivot bolts42 extend and thus pivotally lconnect the'spindle to the axle. The'head is formed with an enlarged bore 51 -and is provided at the point where the arms join the same with an annular groove 52. suitable threaded cylindrical portion 53 is formed onthe head between the point where the groove 52 is formed and the inner ends of the arms and this threaded portion has threaded thereon a suitable ring` formed with an internal Vannular groove 55 and this ring extends outwardly toward the outer end of the spindle to a point substantially in alinement with the outer wall of the groove 52. Suitable felt rings -56 are positioned in the grooves 52 and 55 to provide a packing and prevent dust from entering the bearings. The end of the spindle oppositev that provided with the Vhead is provided. with a reduced lthreaded portion 5? on which the retaining ring 58 is threaded. VThe hub-is designated by the numeral and provided at one end with a `flange 60 which extends between the packing' rings 56 and at the point where the flange) joins the hub is formed a' suitable shoulder 6l against which the head 62 of the bearing bushing 63 engages. This head is provided with an annular groove forming a ball race in which the bearing balls 64 run and a washer 65 is seated against the shoulder formed between the spindle 44 and head 45 which washer is'provided with an annular groove to provide a. ball race. It will thus be seen that a thrust bearing is provided forl the inner end of the hub thus taking up any wear and providing an easy running strncture. lnterposed between the spindle 44 Y and tbebearing' bushing` 63 are suitable cylinders 66 forming the bearings on which the wheelrevolves. The hub 59 is provided at the end opposite that having the flange 60 with a 'suitable head 67,.'having a tapered'bore extending therethrough which is designated by the numeral'68 and tapers toward its outer end. A suitable hub cap 69 is threaded on the outer end of thehead 67 and completely incloses the hub retaining` nut by means of vwhich the sameis rigidly connected to the stub shaft. Rotatably mounted withinthe axle housing 35 is theV main drive axle designated by the'numeral 70 having threaded on its outer end a suit'-V able head '71. f A pin72 extends through the head and `azzlefin.order to locx the same securely in'place and this head is provided with external screw threads on which the nut 'oli the universal housing isthreaded. "Extending outwardly from the' head at diametrically opposite points areapairof arms 75 whichare positioned within the housing andthese arms are provided at their outer ends withapertures for the reception of the pivot bolts 7 6 by means of which they are'connectedtotheball Z7 of the universalY yioint. This ball?? is provided with internally threaded bores 78 for the reception of the inner ends of the pins or bolts 76 as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The housing section 74 is provided near its outer end with an enlarged head 7 9 which is externally screw threaded to receive the retaining ring 80 by'means of which the housing sections are held in assembled positions. Y Rotatably mounted within the spindle 44 is the stub shaft 81 the outer end of which is provided with the-frusto-conical portion 82 which projects into the tapered opening 68 and a nut 83 is threaded on the extreme outer end of the frusto-conical portion 82 and'is adapted to engage the outer end of the head G7 of the hub in order to cause the face of the bore 68 to frictionally contact with the frusto-conical portion of the stub shaft. The opposite end of the stub shaft has a head 84 keyed thereto which vis provided with external threads on which the universal housing section 85 is threaded and this universal joint housing section is adapted to fit within the housing section 74 and be held in place by means of the ring 8O previously described. Extending outwardly in parallel relation from the end of the head 8l is a pair of parallel arms 86 which are apertured like the arms 7 5' to receive the pivot pins or bolts 7 6 by means of which the same are pivotally attached to the ball 77 of the universal joint.

lt will be apparent that in the structure used in Fig. 3 the shaft 70 will turn the universal joint thereby causing the stub shaft 8l to rotate and thus rotate the hub 59. When the vehicle turns it will be evident that the stub shaft and spindle will be moved with the spindle swinging on the pivot bolts 42 and the stub shaft swinging` on the pivot bolt 7 6 of the universal joint thus transmitting power to the wheels regardless of their positions.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodinient of this invention, it is to be under-V stood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Vhat is claimed is A wheel bearing comprising a hollow spindle provided at its inner end with an annular shoulder, rollers bearing against the exterior surface of the spindle and bearing at their inner ends against said shoulder, a bushing surrounding the rollers, antifric tion devices interposed between the inner end of the bushing and the spindle, and a head detachably mounted uponY the outer end of the spindle and serving to hold the rollers and the bushing in position thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATT F. ROSS.

-VVitnesses: y

WALL CURTIS,

H. C. HASKETT. 

